Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of a Group-delivered vs. Individually Delivered 'LiFE' Program
Lead Sponsor:
Heidelberg University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
University of Ulm
Conditions:
Fall Prevention
Exercise
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program, exercises to increase strength and improve balance are embedded into daily life activities. Recurring daily activities and tasks are use...
Detailed Description
The "Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise" (LiFE) program aims to promote safe indoor and outdoor mobility. It differs from classical exercise programs in that it trains and encourages participant...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 70 years or older
- Speaks German language
- Able to read newspaper
- Able to walk 200 meters with or without walking aid
- Home-dwelling
- Two or more falls in the past 12 months OR one injurious fall in the past 12 months OR subjective decline in balance and strength in the past 12 months together with Timed Up-and-Go time \>13.5 seconds
- Available for intervention participation for 11 weeks
Exclusion
- Cognitive impairment (MoCA \<23)
- Current participation in an organised exercise class \>1 per week in the past 3 months
- Moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity ≥150 min/week in the past 3 months
- Medical conditions:
- Heart failure New York Heart Function Assessment (NYHA) class III and IV
- Recent cerebrovascular accident (\<6 months)
- Parkinson's disease
- On active cancer treatment (last 6 months)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Gold class III and IV
- Unstable lower limb fracture
- Amputated lower extremity (-ies)
- Acute treatment of depression
- Uncontrolled resting blood pressures of a systolic \>160 or diastolic \>100 or higher
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 5 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
310 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03462654
Start Date
April 5 2018
End Date
September 30 2020
Last Update
August 25 2022
Active Locations (2)
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1
Heidelberg University, Network Aging Research
Heidelberg, Germany, 69115
2
Robert Bosch Hospital, Klinik für Geriatrische Rehabilitation
Stuttgart, Germany, 70376